Improvement in lubricators



2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

W. MOSES. Lubricator.

No. 198,952. Patented 1an. s, |878.

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W. MOSES. Lubroator.

No, 198,952. Patented Jan. 8,1878.

.of my improved lubricating device.

elevation at right angles to Fig. 1.

UNITED vSTA. TES- PATENT l Gir-FICE.:

`WILLIAM Mos-iis, QBUFFALQ New roem specification .fi-,ming part of Lef/ters Patent No. 198.952,@55'1Jantijajiszs; application inea October 1118v77. I f

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. `Be itknown that I, WILLIAM Mosns, of the city-of'Butialo, 'in the' county of Erie and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lubricating Devices for Stcamdngines, which improvements are fully set forth inthe fiiirlowing speci-- ication, reference being. had ny'ing drawings.

' M y invention rf'ate's tda device ldesigned for supplying the lubricating material'to the Qcylinder ort'ith'er parts of asteam-'engina pump, or similar mechanism, in a regularand uniform manner, while permitting the quantity" of lubricating materialXso supplied to be regu'- lated as circumstances mayrequiref My invention consists, principally, of the particu-larconstruction of the mechanism by In the 'accompanying drawingsfconsisting of two sheets, Figure 1 is -a sectional elevatin Fig. 2 is Fig-3 is a sectional Fig 4 is a side elevation of the mechanism by vwhich the atop-plan vview thereo plunger' of the lubricating-pump is'actuatedi Like letters of reference refer to like parts in each ofthe figures.

,"A represents the eylindrialoil-receptacle,

preferably made of glass, and provided with a metallic bottom,-A1, adapted to be secured to any suitable support, and a metallic top or cover, A, both the top and bottom being provided with suitable gggrooves o`r flanges for receiving the glass receptacle A, and secured to-` gether by bolts a, so as to clamp the cylinder A between them. B represents the pump cyl` .arranged in a chamber, E, communicating with the`foot o t' the ypu :np-barrel, and opening into a discharge-pipe,`F, which dives and penetrates the bottom Al of the oil-rece`ptacle.

to the accom paz cZ is theI suction-valve, ar.

,. The pump-barrel B and chambers D and E are preferably cast-in one' piece with the bot` tom A1 ofthe oil-receptacle. r. y v f The main portion of the discharge-pipe F,

which screwsintc the bottom ofthe oil-receptacle, `is made of any suitable length', as.`

circumstances may require; and it is provided, near the steam-cylinder or other' part to which the. lubricating material ,i'ssupplied, 'with af check-valve, g, of any suitable construction. f'-,

H represents a vertical standard s'ecuredto` the coverAfandsupporting a horizontal shaft,

Z', turning in a bearing in the standard. m iS .a crank-wheel secured to the inner endl of the.y

shaft Z', and provided withalwristf'pin?, n,which engages in a' slotted yoke, o, secured to,-or

formed with, an upward extension, p,o'f the plunger C, so as to impart -a `reciprocating motion to the latter.

The upper end of athe extension pis guided l in a bearing, q, formed with the standard-H: R is a Yratchet-wheel secured on the outerend of the shaft Z, and S .an oscillating arm mounted loosely on the bearing of the shaft Z, in close proximity to the ratchet-wheel R,- and provided with a spring-pawl, s, engaging with the teeth of the ratchet-wheelR, so as to'turn the latter and the-shaft Z during the movement of the arm S in one direction, while the ratchet-wheel and shaft remain stationary during the reverse movement of the arm. T represents a rod connecting the arm S with any suitable moving part of the engine, pump,

. or other'. apparatus to which the lubricator is The upper portion ofthe standard His made hollow, and provided with a pressure-block, u, bearing upon the shaft Z. anda 'set-screw, v, bearing upon the block u.

The set-screw c is tightened or 'applied to such a degree that the friction created between the block u and shaft Z- will be sufficient t9 prevent any retrograde movement of the latter when the pawl s rides over theratchets of the wheel R during the backwardv stroke of the arm S, while this friction is not sufficient to arrest the forward movement of the shaft Z. w is a cylindrical strainer, provided at its upper end witha threaded collar, w1, by which the strainer is removably secured 4in the threaded feed-opening 102 of the cover A2, so that when it becomes necessary to clean the strainer the latter is readily detached from. the cover b'y simply unscrewing it.

My improved lubricating device being connected with a steam-engine or other apparatus, as 'hereinbefore described, au intermittent motion is imparted to the plunger C, whereby the lubricating material is injected into the cylinder, or other part with which the dischargepipe F connects, iu small uniform quantities,

at regular intervals, irrespective of the steam or other pressure to which the part to be lubricated is subjected.

By increasing or lessening the throw of the arm S the quantity of oil discharged by the pump at each stroke of the arm S can be increased or lessened.

If the speed of the engine or other apparatus to be lubricated is so high as to operate the plunger faster than is necessary to supply the proper quantity of lubricating material, the

speed of the plunger may bc reduced by securing the crank-wheel m to asecondary shaft,

instead of mounting it on the same shaft with the ratchet-wheel, and connecting both shafts by a pair of gear-wheels, so proportioned as to reduce the motion 0f the plunger to the desi red speed What I claim as my invention is-.-

1. In a lubricating device, the combination, with the plunger C, provided with slotted yoke o, ofthe driving-shaft l, crank-wheel m, ratchetwheel R,and rock-arm S, provided with pawl s, substantially as and for the pur'- pose hereinbefore set forth.

2. The combination, with the shaft l and ratchet-wheel R, of the hollow standard H, friction-block u, and set-screw e, substantiall y as and for the purpose hereiubel'ore set forth.

3. The combination. with the cover A, provided With a threaded feed-opening, w", of the cylindrical strainer w, secured with its upper end to a threaded collar, w1, substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.

XVILLIAM MOSES.

lvitnesses:

EDWARD WILHELM, CHAs. J. BUCHHEIT. 

